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New York Police Department Counterterrorism officers are seen walking near Times Square in Manhattan, NY, on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. | Cristina Matuozzi/ Sipa USA/Newscom

Terrorism

We Don't Need Terrorism Laws When Murder Is Already Illegal

The government has given itself special powers to deal with crimes that it could already prosecute.

Matthew Petti | 12.19.2024 5:30 PM

John Stossel stands in front of a swarm of bees | Stossel TV

Energy & Environment

How the Media Manufactured Panic Over Bees

About 20 years ago, many American bees did die. Then that steadily diminished—but hysteria in the press continued.

John Stossel | 5.22.2024 10:30 AM

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Unintended Consequences

Great Moments in Unintended Consequences: Dollar Coins, Fertilizer Ban, and the Hawaiian Mongoose (Vol. 14)

Good intentions, bad results.

Meredith Bragg, Austin Bragg, and John Carter | 1.19.2024 10:25 AM

Climate change protest | Stossel TV

Energy & Environment

When Sri Lanka Banned Synthetic Fertilizers, the Country Imploded

Green activists have some good points. But the pursuit of a chemical-free world hurts vulnerable people the most.

John Stossel | 9.7.2022 5:05 PM

Untitled design (36) | Akila Jayawardana/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Censorship

Sri Lankan Government Blocks Social Media Access Over Alleged Fake News

Right after 290 people were killed in a series of Easter Sunday bombings

Joe Setyon | 4.22.2019 11:05 AM

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